Crypto In America
@CryptoAmerica_
Interviews with the most influential crypto policymakers, legal minds and founders. Hosted by @JacqMelinek @EleanorTerrett @thatgerald.
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🕰️ Money never sleeps at @WisdomTreeFunds.
Head of Digital Assets @wbpeck explains how clients can buy and sell its tokenized money market fund 24/7, even at 10 a.m. on a Sunday.
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Vibes in crypto are mixed at this hour. Many are angry, while others are trying to look on the bright side, hoping Thune will queue up the bill as a priority when the Senate returns in September.
"While this isn’t the result any of us hoped for when we began the week, the fight is far from over,” @DigitalChamber CEO @CodyCarboneDC tells me. “The next few weeks we will continue to work to find the last pieces of common ground needed to set up a successful vote when Congress returns in September.”
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"The only tokenized money market fund in the US that can trade and settle 24/7."
That's @wbpeck on what WisdomTree built, and why "be first or be different" isn't just a slogan.
🚨NEW: What does it take to bring traditional asset management into always-on markets?
@WisdomTreeFunds’ Head of Digital Assets @wbpeck joins us to discuss the firm’s SEC exemptive relief allowing 24/7 trading and instant settlement for its tokenized money market fund, why tokenization must improve the user experience, and WisdomTree’s “be first or be different” approach to crypto ETFs.
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🚨NEW: What does it take to bring traditional asset management into always-on markets?
@WisdomTreeFunds’ Head of Digital Assets @wbpeck joins us to discuss the firm’s SEC exemptive relief allowing 24/7 trading and instant settlement for its tokenized money market fund, why tokenization must improve the user experience, and WisdomTree’s “be first or be different” approach to crypto ETFs.
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Why CLARITY Is Likely To Happen This Year (Detailed Explanation) with @EleanorTerrett Host of @CryptoAmerica_
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
04:28 The Ethics Provision Explained
06:45 Why Democrats Say It's Not Enough
09:22 60 Democrats Votes Needed
11:24 The FTX Hangover Still Lingers
14:26 BRCA's Developer Liability Fight
17:10 Staking And Bank Pushback
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The Federal Reserve may be further ahead on AI than many realize.
Former Fed Chief Innovation Officer @sunayna says that this year, every employee at the @federalreserve had AI in their performance goals.
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“How will blockchain technology be useful, and do we need to be participating?”
Those are the big questions institutions are asking, says Sylvia Favretto, GC of @mysten_labs, as @The_DTCC blockchain pilot programs get underway.
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The White House and President Trump have a “massive” role to play in getting the Clarity Act across the finish line, says @SolanaInstitute CEO Miller Whitehouse-Levine.
We sat down with @SenLummis on @CryptoAmerica_ for an important and timely bonus episode diving into her take on where Clarity Act stands today.
A quick hitting 20-min episode for your Thursday, check it out below!
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SEC Commissioner @HesterPeirce explains why certain crypto vaults could fall under U.S. securities laws — and has a message for developers.
Very interesting interview with SEC Commissioner Peirce on vaults, especially the distinction between vaults and onchain lending protocols. In lending protocols, smart contracts facilitate transactions without intermediaries (traditional DeFi pool model). Vaults, by contrast, allocate and invest third-party assets, acting as intermediaries, which prompted the discussion on vaults and regulation.
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🚨🗞️NEW: Senate Prepares for Clarity Floor Push as GOP Seeks Democratic Support
The crypto industry is hoping Senate Republicans can get the ball rolling this week on a floor vote for the Clarity Act. What would that look like? Read on.
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Clarity aside, there’s a strong crypto policy focus surrounding taxes right now
@SummerMersinger CEO of @BlockchainAssn breaks down the Illinois tax situation during the @Injective Summit.
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SEC's Crypto Vault Warning + Can the Clarity Act Reach the Senate Floor? with SEC Commissioner @HesterPeirce, @SolanaInstitute CEO @millercwl and @Mysten_Labs GC Sylvia Favretto
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🚨🗞️NEW: Crypto Groups Push for Clarity as 60 Votes Remain Elusive
@DigitalChamber, @crypto_council and @BlockchainAssn are urging Senate leaders to bring the Clarity Act to the floor, even as the bill currently lacks the support to advance.
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🚨TUNE IN: Join us live today at 12:30 PM ET to hear Commissioner @HesterPeirce’s take on crypto vaults, the Clarity Act, and more!
Chief Strategy Officer & Head of Global Policy @Circle, @ddisparte, believes the bipartisan GENIUS Act not only advanced U.S. crypto policy, but also helped create greater regulatory harmonization around the world.
“We must celebrate… how uniquely bipartisan this was.”
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🚨NEW: We sat down with @SummerMersinger CEO of @BlockchainAssn.
Summer explains why she's very confident Clarity will pass, the path to a senate vote and how she’s thinking about policy priorities as she enters her second year leading BA.
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Are the two big products in the crypto world perps and prediction markets?
@JohannKerbrat SVP and GM of International & Crypto @RobinhoodCrypto believes they are worth watching as regulatory conversations continue.
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Thank you, Chairman Hood! 🥹
